CARANGID

Meaning of CARANGID in English

[ kə'randʒɪd ]

■ noun Zoology a marine fish of the jack family (Carangidae), typically with a sloping forehead and two dorsal fins.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Carangidae , from the genus name Caranx .

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CARANGID — adjective Etymology: ultimately from French carangue shad, horse mackerel, from Spanish caranga Date: 1931 of or relating to a large …
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CARANGID — I. kəˈranjə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Carangidae : of or relating to the Carangidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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CARANGID — /keuh ran"jid/ , n. 1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas. …
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CARANGID — n. type of sea fish of the family Carangidae
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CARANGID — adjective Etymology: ultimately from French carangue shad, horse mackerel, from Spanish caranga Date: 1931 : of or relating to a …
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CARANGID — [ca.ran.gid] adj [ultim. fr. F carangue shad, horse mackerel, fr. Sp caranga] (1931): of or relating to a large family …
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CARANGID — any fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes), which contains more than 200 species of marine fishes, including such well-known …
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CARANGID — n. Pronunciation: k ə - ' ran-j ə d, - ' ra ŋ -g ə d Function: adjective Etymology: ultimately …
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YELLOWTAIL — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Date: 1709 any of various fishes having a yellow or yellowish tail: as, any of …
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YELLOW JACK — noun Date: circa 1833 yellow fever , a yellowish carangid marine food fish ( Caranx bartholomaei ) found from Massachusetts …
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TREVALLY — noun (plural -lies; also -lys) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1871 any of various carangid fishes (especially genus Caranx )
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SCAD — I. noun (plural ~; also ~s) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1602 any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus …
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RUNNER — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that runs ; racer , base ~ , ballcarrier , 2. messenger , one …
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RAINBOW RUNNER — noun Date: 1940 a large brilliantly colored carangid food and sport fish ( Elagatis bipinnulata ) that is common in …
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POMPANO — noun (plural -no or -nos) Etymology: American Spanish pámpano, from Spanish, a percoid fish (Sparus auratus), literally, vine leaf, from …
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PILOT FISH — noun Date: 1634 a pelagic carangid fish ( Naucrates ductor ) that has dark stripes and often swims in company …
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LOOKDOWN — noun Date: circa 1882 a silvery carangid fish ( Selene vomer ) chiefly of the Atlantic having a laterally compressed …
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JUREL — noun Etymology: Spanish Date: circa 1772 any of several carangid fishes (as a jack crevalle) of warm seas
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JACK MACKEREL — noun Date: 1882 a carangid food fish ( Trachurus symmetricus ) of the Pacific coast of America that is iridescent …
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JACK CREVALLE — noun Date: 1948 a carangid fish ( Caranx hippos ) that is an important food fish especially along the west …
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HORSE MACKEREL — noun Date: circa 1705 any of various large carangid food fishes, bluefin tuna
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CREVALLE — noun Etymology: alteration of cavalla Date: 1879 any of several carangid fishes (genus Caranx )
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CAVALLA — noun (plural -la or -las) Etymology: Spanish caballa, a fish, from Late Latin, mare, feminine of Latin caballus Date: 1624 …
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AMBERJACK — noun Etymology: from its color Date: circa 1893 any of several carangid fishes (genus Seriola )
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SCAD — I. ˈskad, ˈskaa(ə)d noun ( plural scad also scads ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : any of several carangid fishes: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARANGOID — I. kəˈraŋˌgȯid adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin Carang-, Caranx + English -oid : like or belonging to the Carangidae …
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YELLOWTAIL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural yellowtail or yellowtails ) Etymology: yellow (I) + tail : any of various fishes having a …
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TREVALLY — trə̇ˈvalē noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : an Australian carangid food fish ( Caranx georgianus ) ; …
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POMPANO — noun also pam·pa·no ˈpämpəˌnō, ˈpəm- ( plural pompano or pompanos ) Etymology: Spanish pámpano vine tendril, a kind of fish, …
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HORSE-EYE JACK — noun also horse-eyed jack ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- : any of several carangid food fishes: as a. : a blue and silver carangid …
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SCAD — scad 1 /skad/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) scad , ( esp. referring to two or more …
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